Total Crime Rate

68.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

14.4 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 68.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 14.4 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.8 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.2 6/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 6/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St Augustines Road area has the 28th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in De Parys , and the 226th highest crime rate of 543 local areas in Bedford .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Augustines Road (MK40 2ND) in the last 12 months was 68.4 per 1,000 residents and was 23.0% higher than the De Parys average (55.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Augustines Road (MK40 2ND), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pemberley Lane, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Park Avenue (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in St Augustines Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Pemberley Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Michael'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Amberley Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Park Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St George'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Pemberley Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornwall Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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